Louis Blue + Primer Red Redo & a Giveaway Winner

Good morning, lovelies!

Gray and I are enjoying our first week of school together, and I’m excited to share more about it with you tomorrow! We’re also gearing up for a workshop on Saturday (here, at our house), and we’re filling orders from the shop, too. It’s been a busy few weeks, but somehow, I was able to work on some furniture for the antique store & for display for our workshop.

I love this little desk/table. It came to me a little beaten up and painted black…which didn’t show off its cuteness.

When I saw it, I knew it needed to get an American cottage makeover.

I’ve really enjoyed playing with paint lately…mixing colors, using a lot of 2 color distressed techniques, and mixing colored waxes. I have this huge art workbook that I keep adding recipes to. Maybe I’ll show it to you sometime soon!

The piece was already so perfectly handmade, I really wanted to subtly distress it to highlight those details…no need for major sanding on this one.

I’m loving painting the insides of my pieces and this combo is great–Louis Blue & Primer Red. The drawer had no hardware, so I added a large wooden knob painted in Pure White.

I pictured this desk sitting in a little one’s room someday, but Anna Lauson asked if I was interested in paying her in furniture.

It’s now (adorably) sitting in her kitchen, and they’re adding casters to create a moving island. I love that I get to see it in its new home! P.S. Anna Lauson also bravely painted her kitchen table and chairs in Scandinavian Pink & the wall in Aubusson. I LOVE it when people go for it like that!! We’ll be showing you that makeover soon…promise.

I meant to encourage you about your decision to homeschoolthe other day, but when you mentioned it in this post, I was reminded. We have homeschooled four children for many years, and have now graduated two. You obviously love your children and delight in them, so schooling them is simply teaching as you walk along the way, sit, stand, etc. For us, it is a lifestyle, a choice. We all love to learn, so we check out the meteor showers and talk about it, go to the zoo and read books constantly, which gives them a love for reading and learning. The sit down desk work is minimal in these early ages. Let them help you prepare food and talk about health, teach them the sound of the letters, colors, etc., and just enjoy them and teach them to obey their parents. If children won’t obey, it’s very difficult to homeschool them. Sorry for being longwinded, I really just wanted to say, “Yeah for you and your family.” Homeschooling is a huge blessing!